Artist Statement
My motivation comes from a need and love to create things.  My inspiration comes from mother nature, human nature and the world around me.  I try to express a symbolic narrative of the effect these have on my inner being and reflect it to others to see and hopefully feel something of what I felt.

BIO
My love affair with fabric started young with my grandmother teaching me how to sew on her old Singer treadle sewing machine making rag dolls and Barbie clothes.  Years later with the help of summer sewing jobs, I obtained a degree in Fine Arts, majoring in ceramic sculpture. Twenty years later with the passing of my grandmother, I found expression through making a memory quilt to honour her and what she had taught me.  One thing lead to another and I found my way back to fabric and a new creative medium…fabric/fibre art. 

The move from creating ceramic tile wall pieces to fabric art quilts seemed like a natural transition: both are piecing together of parts to make a whole.  

My main techniques are piecing, fused appliqué, thread sketching/painting and fabric painting. I often use photos I have taken in my travels through life, incorporate drawings I have done or just let my imagination run and play.
My work has been shown in galleries and juried shows throughout BC and Canada.  It has been published in art quilt magazines and has been shown and won awards in national juried competitions.

FAN Exhibition Artworks
Botanical – “Clematis-Blue Ravine”
From a Tiny Seed – “Seed of Passion” & “Seed of Life”
20-20 -“Reflection”
Circles & Lines – “Gaia”
For the Birds – “Prancing Pelican”

Affiliations
FAN
CQA
SAGA

Email: tmaryne@shaw.ca